COAT OF ARMS granted in 1728, consists of a crown on a red background, surmounting a naval scene alluding to the extirpation of piracy by Governor Woodes Rogers in 1718. The motto is Expulsis Piratis Restitua Commercia must have amused Governor Rogers who had been a pirate.
Details
- Designer: Portrait by Anthony Buckley
- Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd
- Process: Litho & Recess (portrait & BAHAMAS)
- Paper:
- 1st Printing – Normal
- 2nd Printing – White paper
- Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA
- Perf: 13.5 (comb)
- Plates:
- 1st Printing – 1 (Deep Brown) 1 (Cyan) 1 (Magenta) 1 (Yellow)
- 2nd Printing – 1 2 2 1 : 1 2 2 2
- Sheet: R10 x 10 (100 stamps)
- Quantity:
- Reprints:
- 2nd Printing – 1970
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